ResourcesNo.51
September 2007
 
     

Watching the Web:
Early Childhood Physical Education and Sport Webliography
Gretchen Ghent
 

The National Association for the Education of Young Children has defined early childhood as the years from birth to age 8. Most of the resources listed here fall into this age category with predominance of resources for preschool children.

Databases/Directories
ERIC online (U.S. Educational Resources Information Center)
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Use the following descriptors to find articles
preschool children and movement education or
early childhood and sport or
early childhood and physical education
will find, for example
Developmentally Appropriate Soccer Activities for Elementary School Children (EJ741691) by Quinn, Ronald and Carr, David
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), v77 n5 p13-17 May-Jun 2006
A Study on Gross Motor Skills of Preschool Children, by Wang, Joanne
EJ 751938, Article in:
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v19, n1, p21, Fall 2004
A Physical Education Curriculum for All Preschool Students
EJ497668, Article found in:
Teaching Exceptional Children, v27, n3, p28-34, Spr 1995
Preschool Physical Education (PECentral)
http://www.pecentral.org/preschool/preschoolindex.html
See the sections on
  • Pre-K Lesson Ideas
  • PreK Research Articles/Resources
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Top Early Childhood Websites
SPORTDiscus
This database has over 700,000 records on all aspects of sport, recreation, physical education and related topics. Recently there was a change in the subject approach to searching. See the following guide for assistance:
A Quick Guide to Searching the SPORTDiscus with Full Text
http://www.sirc.ca/documents/EBSCOSearchGuideSPORTDiscus.pdf
To find articles, book chapters and books in this database, use SU (subjects/descriptors):
Children in sports
Physical education for children

Standards/Position Papers/Policy
Scholarly Sport Sites - Sport Charters, Codes, Declarations, Policies, Resolutions, Standards
http://www.ucalgary.ca/lib-old/ssportsite/biblio.html#Standards
See various documents under sub-topics;
  • Government Issues/Policy/Structure
  • Physical Education/Adapted/Physical Activity
  • Women/Gender Issues/Children
European Physical Education Association
Code of Ethics and Good Practice Guide for Physical Education
http://www.bvlo.be/upload/EUPEA%20Code%20of%20%20Ethics.pdf
National Association for Sport & Physical Education
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/
Active Start: a Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years. Reston, VA: NASPE, $13 (See basic guidelines on the NASPE website). Note there is a Spanish version available also.
Guidelines for Appropriate Physical Activity for Elementary School Children, 2003 update, by Charles B. Corbin and Robert P. Pengrazi
29p Available gratis as a PDF document,
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/pdf_files/input_activity.pdf
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/6/1002
Fitness, Activity, and Sports Participation in the Preschool Child, Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness
PEDIATRICS Vol. 90 No. 6 December 1992, pp. 1002-1004
(Available in full text on this website)
Organized Sports for Children and Preadolescents (AAP Policy)
Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Committee on School Health
PEDIATRICS Vol. 107 No. 6 June 2001, pp. 1459-1462
(Available in full text on this website)

Organizations
European Physical Education Association (EUPEA)
http://www.eupea.com/
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org
Maintains a Links to National Early Childhood Organizations, mainly in the US
National Association for Sport & Physical Education
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/
International Play Association
http://www.ipaworld.org/
Founded in Denmark in 1961, this interdisciplinary organization’s members are from all professions who work for or with children. There are affiliated national organizations in Argentina, Scotland, Germany, Japan, among others.

Other Specific Documents/Publications
Kids in Action
15p. brochure intended for parents and caregivers for children aged 1 to 5 years.
Reston, VA: National Association for Sport & Physical Education
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?template=kids_brochure.html
Sendas educativas con un carácter globalizador experiencias para educación infantil y primaria, by Pedraza Gonzalez, Miguel and Torres Garcia, David.
Madrid/Buenos Aires, Miño y Dávila, 2005
Juegos de ritmo by Ros, Jordina and Alins, Sonia.
Barcelona, Parramón, 2001
77p. ISBN 9788434223660
Pilot Study Profile Physically Educated Young Person
To be published soon by the European Physical Education Association
http://www.eupea.com/article/view.web?siteNav=6&articleId=438&lang=en
Developmentally Appropriate Daily Physical Activities, by Graham J. Fishburne and Stephen P. Berg.
Wellspring, v17, no3, June 2006, (4p) Available gratis at
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/publications/wellspring/2006/jun/junearticle.htm


Contact
Gretchen Ghent, Librarian Emeritus
President, International Association for Sport Information,
Chair, North American Sport Library Network
University of Calgary Library
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Email: gghent@ucalgary.ca





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